i have to say i'm from here but lived in new orleans during katrina. this is the coldest hurricane. typically you get wet during a hurricane but you're not cold like you during a snowstorm. the today we're getting both. water blowing into your jacket. we're getting creative on how to stay warm out here. we are talking to larry williams who has been generous letting us stay on his property all day. thanks for coming back with us, larry. at this point, you have been out here all day. what is your take on this storm and how you eventually think it is going to impact you here? >> i'm very relieved. with the winds the way they have blown all day long coming out of the west, it has kind of pushed the water out, which is what we like to see. unfortunately it does impact other people. after going through isabel, i couldn't ask for a better storm. >> that is a saying a lot because of the conditions that you're enduring here. you got your boat out of the water. your home was leveled pretty much by isabel. at this point what can you do? stay up and ride it out and take a look at what happens?